Metallic bolster.



PATENTBD MAY 14, 1907.

fRO 853,584.

G. A EASSSL. METLQ BLSTBR,

Y Hummm rILsn 1m31. 19o?.

ATTORI! EY I wm i UNITED STATES;

'.rAfrnNT OFFICE.

cUSTAv AL AIntissili', or Miisssrosr,.'rsNNsYLvANIA. .issioivos To l PITTSBURGH EQUIPMENT coireisr, or rrrrsennc, PENNSYL- VANIA; .i coRPonATIos or PENNsrLvANni.

ns1-Auro smeren.

o all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, GUs'rAvsA.. Hessen, of McKeesport, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvanie, have invented certain new end useul Improvements in Metallic Bolsters, of which the following' is n, specificetion.

The prime object of the present invention is to provide a. new and improved metallic- Vpl'oyecl for ,t e com ression-mernber.

bolster for cars. y

To this end my invention consists of c metaliic-bolster in the novel features of construction and in the combination of parts all es full r hereinafter described and claimed.

In t e accompanying drawing which illustretes applications of rny invention, Figure l is s central vertical sectional view of a portion of a bolster embodying my invention; Fig. 2 e similar View of the compression and ten sion-members before the end-member is applied thereto; Figs. 3 and 4 plan views of olster showing sl htly modified forms; Fig.

V5 e view' similar to i 1 showing a modification; Fig. 6 a, sections. view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 3; end Fig. 7 a sectional view taken on line 7 7 of Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates e compression-member of. the bolster; es illus-v treted and es preferred thisv member is of channel-form but other forms may be 'eLinocated neer each end o this member I provide e plurality of openings or holes 2 mede in the vweb of the i'nerriberV or between its Hongos 3.

I have shown three sets of openings?, but the number of form* of openings may be veried.

The tension-member 4 of the `bolster refe'rebly consists of a; flat plate suitably ent or cambered 'end provided with a lurelity of openings 5 located near each end) thereof and corresponding to the openin 2 of the compression-member. lhe openings 5 are so disposed es toregister with the openings 2 when the compression and tension-members are essembed. The res ective ends of the two members are secure y and permanently held in end-members or castings 6 cest ends ofthe compression en on the ends of the compression end tensionmembers.

In the manufacture of in bolster-s, the

tension-mersbers with their respective openin in register with one another are introduo into molds Bpeocation of Letters Patent.

Applique ma mimi 2,1907. sen-a1 no. 366,140.

Patented may 14, 1907.

and then molten motel is poured to form the end members. This molten motel enters the openings 2 end 5 end elso surrounds and embeds the ends of both the compression end tension-members thereby ermanently securing seid ends within t 1e end-members Without the necessit of employing inde- 'pendent rivets or ot er seperate parts for w pression-member provided wlth s plurality of o nin s near eech end e tension-member 'provided with e plurality of openings corresponding to the openings of the compressionmember endferrengcd to register therewith, and en end-nieniber formed with e side-beering-mernber cest on the ends of the compressionend tension-members having its metal entering the registered openings of the coinpression end tension-members.

2. A metallic-bolster coin rising s. coinpression-rnexnber of charme V-iorrn heving openings located neer each end end7 between its flanges, s. tension-member having openings corresponding to the openings of the compression-member end arranged to register therewith, end an end-member formed with e. side-bearing-niember cest on the ends of the compression end tension-members' having its metal entering the registered openings of the compression and tension-members.

3. A metallic-bolster comprising e compression-member, e tension-member, and en endlineinber casting formed with e side-beern ing-member cast on the ends of the compression and 'tension-members.

' 1. A metallic-bolster comprising e compression-member, provided with en openin neer each end, e tension-member provide IOK 2 asa,ss4

with an opening near each end corresponding to the openings of the compression-member and arranged to register therewith, and an end-member casting formed with a side-bearing-member cast on the ends of the compression; and tension-members and having its metal entering the registered openings thereof.

In testiinony whereof I eix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GUSTAV A. HASSEL.

Witnesses;

MARGARET HUGHES, W. G. DOOLITTLE. 

